posted at 6:19 pm on February 12, 2008 by Allahpundit

Huckabee within a single percentage point of Maverick in Virginia, says Geraghty — a 31-point gain in three days, if true. And check this out. Among women:

And:

The lesson? Always stock up on liquor before a primary. Stand by for fuller exit poll results imminently. Virginia polls close at 7 p.m.

Update: At the risk of stating the obvious, it doesn’t much matter if Maverick actually pulls out a win in Virginia or not. The fact that it’s this close means Huckabee gets to extend the primary for another few weeks.

Update: 7 o’clock, the polls are closed, and the margin’s already great enough for Fox News to call Virginia for Obama.

[A]fter going 0 for 3 tonight, despite a valiant effort in Virginia, Huckabee is looking at probably no wins until Texas. (And I don’t think I’d automatically give him a majority or plurality in the Lone Star State, either.)

We’re going to hear a lot about how close tonight was, and Huckabee can have his head held high, but with 86 percent of precincts reporting, it’s McCain 50 percent, Huckabee 41 percent. A nine percent margin isn’t a rout, but it’s not neck-and-neck, either.

It’s a free country, and Huckabee can stay in as long as he likes. But I suspect the question, “what’s the point?” is going to get steadily louder in the coming weeks…

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…And speaking of books, did you know that each and every New York Times Bestseller list is a lie?

Did you know that whatever book they show as the the #1 Best-seller (be it Harry Potter, or whatever), is actually #2?

Anyone know what the truth is?

The truth is that the Bible (yes, the Bible) is the #1 best-selling book, week in and week out, month in and month out, year in and year out.

If God is real, wouldn’t he want you to easily be able to find out more about Him?

The Living Word of God has topped the best-seller list your entire life, and you didn’t even know it because you were living in the Matrix where the MSM didn’t tell you the truth. It really shouldn’t come as a surprise to Hot Air readers that the MSM lies to you.

You probably know that the Gutenberg Printing Press is considered by many to be the greatest invention in the history of mankind.

But do you know why Gutenberg invented the printing press?
What was the first book he ever printed on his printing press?

“This is a battle for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and its future,” Thompson said. “On the one hand, you have the Reagan revolution. You have the Reagan coalition of limited government and strong national security. On the other hand, you have the direction that Gov. Huckabee would take us in. He would be a Christian leader, but he would also bring about liberal economic policies, liberal foreign policies.”

I think you all are missing the point when you respond to Red Pill’s posts on their substance. This person obviously has what is known in the profession as a Severe and Persistent Mental Illness. I think it’s pretty clear from the quantity and repetitive character of these posts, not to mention the multiple times he quotes himself. It has nothing to do with the fact that he think Huckabee will win. Normal people just don’t communicate like this.

The leader of Iran (Persia) has openly confessed that he wants to annihilate Israel. He is feverishly working to develop an atomic bomb.

For Christians who understand prophecy, this time is a very important time indeed.

To all Christians:
Help as many people as you can to have eyes to see.

Doesn’t that sound familiar?

Morpheus: The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you’re inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.

That you’re a Born-Again Christian is only incidental. The relevant fact is that you’re insane, deluded and quite annoying. You spam threads with inane comments; you post silly quotes from an awful movie; and you continue to act like it’s your religion being criticized.

The relevant fact is that you’re insane, deluded and quite annoying. You spam threads with inane comments; you post silly quotes from an awful movie; and you continue to act like it’s your religion being criticized.

You’ll find yourself on the wrong side of the ban-hammer soon enough. Have fun trolling until then.

HebrewToYou on February 13, 2008 at 5:13 PM

Weak.
#1) As much as you’d like to, you don’t control the ban-hammer here.
#2) I will not submit. I will not be silenced. I will not back down. When you suggest that I either submit voluntarily or be silenced, you are every bit as dangerous as the Islamofascists.
#3) I don’t know what Allah, Bryan, and/or Michelle may or may not have said above (I haven’t had time to read all postings, so it’s possible I could have missed posts from one of them), but I personally think that both Bryan and Michelle are cheering for me right now. Allah will see the light eventually. This election will prove to him that the God that Mike Huckabee serves is a living God. The God of Israel. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The God who became man and dwelt among us. The God who is the reason why Spirit-filled believers are so bold and powerful.

This election will prove to him that the God that Mike Huckabee serves is a living God. The God of Israel. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The God who became man and dwelt among us. The God who is the reason why Spirit-filled believers are so bold and powerful.

God will be glorified when President Huckabee wins and serves in office.

And no matter how much you can’t stand that, it’s going to happen.

Huckabee/Thompson defeats Obama/Edwards in November 2008.
And God will be glorified through it, whether you like it or not. But you will eventually thank God that he won. Just like you were glad that President Bush was our President on September 11, 2001.

Last night wasn’t the end. It was just the beginning. Huck proved to voters in the remaining primary states that they really do have a choice. They really don’t have to have John McCain forced upon them by George Soros. This country was founded by “We The People” and still belongs to “We The People”.

Just for grins, remember:

Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic MSM ceremony.

Why is everyone complaining? This redpill guy is frickin hilarious. He actually quotes himself too, LOL.

bojack on February 13, 2008 at 5:34 PM

AMEN Bo’. Where were these complainers when those nasty trolls who were calling everybody moron, idiot and worse because we didn’t agree with them. If anybody should have been banned it was those two or three nasties. The regulars on HotAir know which ones I am talking about. I would hope that this blog could be used to express an opinion without being subjected to ridicule and name calling.

I would hope that this blog could be used to express an opinion without being subjected to ridicule and name calling.

It’s no longer an opinion when you spam every damn thread with his Huckabee/Thompson nonsense. People are entitled to disagree, but it’s quite clear that RedPill is a comment troll. No substance; only repetition.

Allahpundit,
The Living God has chosen me, for reasons I don’t fully understand myself, to be His messenger to you. The message starts with things you have likely heard before, but they need to be repeated because you have never heeded the message before.

God Loves You. God has a plan for your life. Just as He has had a plan for you since He formed you in your mother’s womb. He sent His son to pay the punishment for your sins. The punishment that you deserve is a punishment you will not have to pay, because your debts have been paid in full by His son Jesus on the cross.

“Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.”

Now, knowing that you aren’t ready to accept Him without seeing some sort of proof, God wants to use me to deliver His message personally to you.

God knows you are a betting man, so He wants to make a bet with you.

Yes, the Living God wants to make a bet with you, to prove Himself to you. I’m amazed myself. Not amazed that you would be saved, but amazed that God would use little ol’ me to deliver His message.

But God has a history of using common people to accomplish His great deeds. He wants me to teach you some really good stuff about about David (of David and Goliath fame, who grew up to become King David), but that is for a later post.

The other night when you made your bet about Huckabee’s chances in the Potomac primary, my flesh nature really, really, really wanted to not only take your bet on the spread but also predict a Huckabee win in VA. Since my betting would not have glorified God (I would have lost the bet, and lost credibility with you), He wouldn’t let me take your bet. But now He has given me a bet to make with you that will glorify Him.

Ready? Are you really ready?

Your bet is that Huckabee will lose. And soon. In fact, you thought Huckabee was through last night. Remember “Say goodnight, Hucky”?

God’s bet is that Huckabee will be the next President of the United States. (The part about Thompson as VP and who the oponents will be on the Democrat side are my additions, but I’m pretty confident about them. I really do like Fred. I really think the Clintons’ time has come. I really do think that Obama will pick Edwards as his runinng mate. But if I’m wrong about any of the picks other than Huckabee for POTUS, it’s me that’s wrong, not God. Just keep that part straight.)

God wants this thread to be kept at the top of the left hand column of HotAir.com until Huckabee takes office next January. God’s bet is that if you are right and Huckabee loses, you get to take the thread down.

If you’re right, this thread won’t last long, right?

Just a few more weeks, right?

If God is right, though, (which He is), this thread will stay up as a witness to Him for almost a year.

I’d like to add my two cents. For the record, I believe that Megan Kendall should wear her hair like that more often.

Kevin M on February 13, 2008 at 5:41 PM

That’s part of the reason why God chose this post to be the one He wants at the top of the left-hand column. Because Guys will keep coming back to look at her, then wander down the page and learn more about Him.

Another reason God chose this post to be the one He wants at the top of the left-hand column is that he wants to make an example out of Allah. Sorry Allah, it’s true. But you kind of brought it upon yourself. The whole point is that He wants you to stop mocking Him and His people, so He chose the post where you mock Huckabee the most.

God wants people to see the constant reminder of what the “Conventional Wisdom” (vs. “Godly Wisdom”) was at:
Feb 12, 2008 6:19 PM by Allahpundit

God wants people to see the question, “When will Huck quit?”
(It will seem a rather silly question as President Huckabee takes the oath of office now, won’t it?)

God wants people to see the updated count of the hundreds of comments.

God wants people to see the picture that Allah chose to post to mock Mike Huckabee.

God wants people to see the photo caption:
Heart-ache.

God wants to erase any doubt that it is by HIS power and might, not man’s power and might, that Mike Huckabee becomes President of the United States of America.

Stop fearing Obama.
Stop fearing, “How can McCain beat Obama?”
Right now, Obama’s team is fearing, “How could Obama beat Mike Huckabee and the armies of the Living God?”

God has revealed to me that there are operatives from the Clinton and Obama campaigns who regularly read Hot Air to see what’s up with us (and frequently troll here, which explains a lot of the foul language…it’s no wonder it sounded like dKos or HuffPo, because they were here trying to turn HotAir into that).

The Huckster is only in the race to deflect any Conservative criticism away from Juan “Z-Visa” McCain. The Huckster is there to make the Conservatives feel they still have somebody to vote for. “Z-Visa” will need Conservatives to win in November, but, Conservatives are staying home. Good Luck!!

Remember how I said the lesson you should learn from Obama’s campaign is that Hope (Obama) beats Fear (Hillary)?

And that you shouldn’t fear his False Hope, because Real Hope (Huckabee) beats False Hope (Obama)?

The Dems, naturally, think McCain will be the Repbulican nominee. I peeked over to their side just to see what they are saying…
Very interesting reading by an author by the
name of “Devilstower” (interesting name now, isn’t it?) about

As usual, without asking for God’s wisdom, man’s wisdom falls short of the mark. They do a reasonable job of explaining why McCain (“Anti-hope”) would lose to Obama (Hope).

But without God’s wisdom, they will be blindsided by Real Hope (Huckabee) vs. False Hope (Obama).

It really is quite simple to see, when you have eyes to see.

And don’t worry about the trolls who will go report back to Obama. Those troll spies will be laughed at in their own camp. They won’t realize until it’s too late that those “Stupid Christians” defeated them once again.

Trolls (and the MSM Matrix) have a 1st Amendment right to say whatever they want to say.

But you also have a right not to pay attention to anything they say.

Anybody more hopeful today than you were yesterday?

Don’t waste your primary vote on Hillary or McCain.
Have eyes to see and vote for Huckabee.
You’ll thank God (literally) that you did.

The Demoncrats say the Right doesn’t own faith. That’s partially true, partially false. You can absolutely be a Democrat (yes Democrat, not Demoncrat) and be a true Christian. Zell Miller is a fine example. And the Demoncrats despise him.

Ok, so what is a Demoncrat?
Someone in the Democrat party who acts “Christian” but is really a wolf in sheeps clothing. A Democrat who has no problem speaking from a church pulpit (sometimes with a phony accent), but attacks any reference to Christ made by a Republican. Or an advertisement with an unintentional “cross” created by the lighting on a bookshelf. Or an advertisement that calls Mike Huckabee a “Christian Leader”, when that is exactly who he is and who he has every right to be. Someone who doesn’t even have the decency to put his hand over his heart and say the Pledge of Allegiance. Why not? The truthful answer, which he won’t tell you, is because the Pledge of Allegiance has those dreaded words “Under God” in it…

What is a Demoncrat?
Someone who claims to be a true Christian (i.e. claims to keep God’s commandments), but doesn’t realize the simple fact that someone who keeps this commandment would not vote like this.

Who do you think of when you read this passage of scripture?
Does any particular Demoncrat come to mind?

A Demoncrat does everything in their power to block the confirmation of Supreme Court Justices who would prevent the slaughter of innocents.

Look at how the two current (D) presidential candidates voted here and here.

Those two, IMHO, are Demoncrats.

And some of you voted for them.

And some of you think that one of those two should pick our next SCOTUS justices.

McCain’s leadership of the Gang of 14, in my book, was obstruction of Bush judicial nominees. The Maverick has a high percentage of Demoncrat in him. And the Republican percentage is NOT “socially conservative” at all.

So now, hopefully, you have eyes to see why Romney could never be Huck’s VP.

And why it is such a bold statement for me to say that if Mike Huckabee doesn’t do as President what he says he’s going to do, then I will personally support his impeachment and vote for Mitt Romney in 2012.

I stand by that statement. I make that statement because I *know* that Huckabee will do what he says he’s going to do.

Much of the negative that you will hear hurled at Mike Huckabee is Spiritual Warfare.

Demoncrats will try to obstruct everything that Huck tries to do in office, just like they try to obstruct everything that Bush tries to do in office. But they will fail to stop Huck just like they failed to stop the confirmation of Roberts and Alito.

The Harriet Miers nomination explained:
1) Bush wanted to replace a woman (O’Connor) with a woman.
2) There was not a very large pool of candidates who had the necessary “Tri-fecta” of gender, qualifications, and willingness to go through the hell that is a Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearing.
3) Democrats were demanding that “Advice and Consent” meant that they got to “advise” the President by giving him a short list of candidates from which to choose. (i.e., they create a list of Souters to fool him, just like they fooled George H. W. Bush)
4) W. stood up to that, in theory, by saying (in essence) “No, I will give you my selection, and then you can give me your advice”
5) Bush didn’t really stand up to that, in practice, because Dingy Harry Reid volunteered that “I think Harriet Miers would be an acceptable choice” and Bush listened to him because Bush knew he could trust Harriet.
6) Bush made the paramount mistake of assuming that a Demoncrat actually wanted to help him. Any time you see a picture of George W. Bush with Harry Reid and/or Nancy Pelosi, and Harry and/or Nancy is smiling, Bush is getting @#$% by them and doesn’t realize it.
7) Harry Reid didn’t really think Harriet Miers was a suitable justice for the SCOTUS. He only suggested her to set up this current event. NOTE TO PRESIDENT HUCKABEE: NEVER, EVER, EVER TRUST A DEMONCRAT!
8) After Harriet Miers realized that Bush was getting @#$% by Reid, Harriet stepped away from the nomination and told Bush not to trust Reid anymore.
9) Bush didn’t listen to Reid the next time, and nominated Alito.

I realize that the details of the current Harriet Miers event are a little different, but the concept is the same

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, a Michigan Demo[n]crat, contends the two did not comply with subpoenas issued by his panel, which is seeking information about the firing of U.S. attorneyswhatever it was they wanted to investigate back then…I’m too tired to go look it up right now, but you remember.

I’ve cleared my calendar for the work day.
I have personal plans with my spouse tonight, but we’ll see whether He replaces my plans with His.
If He calls, I’ll answer.
He’s already been flooding me with messages so fast that I’m having a hard time taking notes and keeping up.
But I’ll do my best to relay them to you today.

The saved are excited.
The unsaved are nervous.
There are messages for everyone.
God will be glorified.